Where does “savutopaasi” come from?

savutopaasi (Finnish) comes from Finnish topaasi, from Swedish topas, from French topaze, from Latin topazius, from Ancient Greek τοπάζιον, from Ancient Greek τόπαζος, from Ancient Greek ταβάσιος — kind of stone.

savutopaasi (Finnish): smoky topaz

Definitions

  1. smoky topaz

Ancestry of “savutopaasi”, step by step

savutopaasi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish topaasi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtopaasitopaz
2Swedishtopastopaz
3Frenchtopazetopaz
4Latintopaziustopaz
5Ancient Greekτοπάζιονperidot
6Ancient Greekτόπαζοςgem of green hue, probably chrysolite or peridot
7Ancient Greekταβάσιοςkind of stone

via Finnish savu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsavusmoke; a residential building with a chimney, a...
2Proto-Finnicsavu—
3Proto-Finno-Permicsawe—
Every word from Ancient Greek ταβάσιος →Every word from Ancient Greek τόπαζος →Every word from Ancient Greek τοπάζιον →